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take a look at the president's foreign policy. says secretary of state john kerry can't have a real possibility that is not a probability the odds of success are long to say the least but we will say the administration is still relevant. so move this to the side of relevance. on the other hand, if the administration has managed to add to the chaos of libya, egypt, syria, and also with the prospect of the middle east process, put libya here. it is the indication he is a lame duck, egypt as well well, syria, this is not going to well and the fact of the matter is john mccain is not helping even as we speak tonight? domestically congress in the white house will need to raise the of philae limits over the next six months to avoid defaults of the downgraded the president is already making noises he needs to make a deal with republicans so is the relevant? it is an interesting question because the debt ceiling issue is of little ambiguous talking about the lame-duck status ramped up in april pushing for gun-control. of the debt ceiling,
take a look at the president's foreign policy. says secretary of state john kerry can't have a real possibility that is not a probability the odds of success are long to say the least but we will say the administration is still relevant. so move this to the side of relevance. on the other hand, if the administration has managed to add to the chaos of libya, egypt, syria, and also with the prospect of the middle east process, put libya here. it is the indication he is a lame duck, egypt as well...
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economic policy. >> host: foreign economic policy. >> guest: foreign economic policy. >> host: you concentrated on the economics. >> guest: indeed. in particular i look at the administration monetary policy, the trade policy, as well as the approach to the cubs. >> host: what did you learn? >> guest: gosh! what did i learn? i learned it was a very interesting volume for me to do. i had done the foreign economic policy volume dealing with the nixon-/ford administration. clearly it was my specialty. and i was very interested to see how a lot of the stories were finished. stories i had seen that started during the early 18970 and see them playout. it was interesting to see similarity of approach. differences in approach between the republican administration as well as a democratic administration. and i learned, i guess i take away sort of some of the sort of big themes and big lessons -- big themes i discovered during the time. i took away one of the big themes they took away was how the carter administration dealt with the variety of the major challenges that it faced in the global economy. and t
economic policy. >> host: foreign economic policy. >> guest: foreign economic policy. >> host: you concentrated on the economics. >> guest: indeed. in particular i look at the administration monetary policy, the trade policy, as well as the approach to the cubs. >> host: what did you learn? >> guest: gosh! what did i learn? i learned it was a very interesting volume for me to do. i had done the foreign economic policy volume dealing with the nixon-/ford...
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they need to ask themselves, shouldn't it be relevant who got the most important foreign- policy issue right and who got a wrong and how that will bear out their decision to vote. tavis: barack obama will be sworn in. the next four years will determine the legacy that president obama will leave behind. regardless of how he is judged in office, his meteoric rise in american politics has been one of the most unlikely and transformative journeys in american history. that is our show for tonight. we'll speak to prince. a few memorable nights with the musical icon. good night from los angeles. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with prince, some memorable appearances over the years. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a
they need to ask themselves, shouldn't it be relevant who got the most important foreign- policy issue right and who got a wrong and how that will bear out their decision to vote. tavis: barack obama will be sworn in. the next four years will determine the legacy that president obama will leave behind. regardless of how he is judged in office, his meteoric rise in american politics has been one of the most unlikely and transformative journeys in american history. that is our show for tonight....
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writer us as the senior of foreign policy. thank you for joining us. first question. what i wanted to ask you about egypt. elected democratically president overturn in july. he has been held at an undisclosed location. we heard he will be put on trial in november. given the fact this was almost any other country in the world we would have cut off all of our aid, what are you opposed to what the president decided to do? i know you expressed concerns. can you tell us why. >> you have to look about the total picture. egypt has been a strategically important country to the united states for 30 or 40 years. a
writer us as the senior of foreign policy. thank you for joining us. first question. what i wanted to ask you about egypt. elected democratically president overturn in july. he has been held at an undisclosed location. we heard he will be put on trial in november. given the fact this was almost any other country in the world we would have cut off all of our aid, what are you opposed to what the president decided to do? i know you expressed concerns. can you tell us why. >> you have to...
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he will also meet with president xi and military officials and foreign policy figures. americans are remembering those who served this memorial day. in tampa, florida, some would workers say they want to make sure that the remains of indigent veterans are preserved with dignity. they are making urns from donated wood, and each inscribed with the military emblem is sent free of charge around the country. the veterans urn project got started last year when news reports surfaced about a former soldier buried at the florida national cemetery in a cardboard box. also remembering veterans today, the first family. president obama and first lady michelle hosted a breakfast at the white house with gold star of servicemembers who have been killed. as pedro mentioned, later the president will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. you can watch it live at 11:00 a.m. on c-span television or listen to it here on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: vietnam veterans memorial on this memorial day. you see a good
he will also meet with president xi and military officials and foreign policy figures. americans are remembering those who served this memorial day. in tampa, florida, some would workers say they want to make sure that the remains of indigent veterans are preserved with dignity. they are making urns from donated wood, and each inscribed with the military emblem is sent free of charge around the country. the veterans urn project got started last year when news reports surfaced about a former...
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we continue to work for an immigration policy, but also a foreign policy that looks at our neighbors in the hemisphere and takes back to the new realities. opportunities are being missed. in the 60s and 70s has no forward. the latino community wants to be a part of the future, is excited about it. i especially challenge our young people to get activated to become out of date too engaged policymakers, older generation are doing it. we need to young people to help us address the urban crisis we are experiencing about this country, but i would want to do is to contribute. [applause] >> i want to thank you again. i want to thank my good friend, antonio gonzales. this conversation is historic because it doesn't just encompass the discussion about immigration. you know, what i was hurt here today as we discussed the issue of economic parents of this community. this is the economic engine of this country and the faster the rest of the country embraces the concept, the greater we will all be for it. you know, i am incredibly proud to be an immigrant. i am incredibly proud to be latino and i
we continue to work for an immigration policy, but also a foreign policy that looks at our neighbors in the hemisphere and takes back to the new realities. opportunities are being missed. in the 60s and 70s has no forward. the latino community wants to be a part of the future, is excited about it. i especially challenge our young people to get activated to become out of date too engaged policymakers, older generation are doing it. we need to young people to help us address the urban crisis we...
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about foreign policy challenges in 2013. this is the opening section of "usa today" - >there are other stories in noting that the former senator, chuck hagel, when he was in office, approved about $38 billion in aid for the jewish state along with multiple trips to beat -- to meet with leaders there. that is a little bit of background on chuck hagel. david, indianapolis, democratic caller -- caller: good morning. i wanted to comment on the changes in the foreign policy that we will see. i agree with the last speaker, i believe the israelis need to be rained down. these guys used hawks, they elect hawks to take over their government and they are hardliners who will not bend when it comes to the palestinians or other middle eastern countries. we need someone to let them know that it is time to make a change in how they relate to the countries around them so that we can have peace in the middle east. there will not be a way as long as they consistently say that they will retaliate against anything that happens. host: two phone
about foreign policy challenges in 2013. this is the opening section of "usa today" - >there are other stories in noting that the former senator, chuck hagel, when he was in office, approved about $38 billion in aid for the jewish state along with multiple trips to beat -- to meet with leaders there. that is a little bit of background on chuck hagel. david, indianapolis, democratic caller -- caller: good morning. i wanted to comment on the changes in the foreign policy that we will...
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we did research education on foreign and defense policy issues. we do not conduct any classified research. if you want to learn more about the foreign policy rsearch fpri.org and you can follow it on twitter. on the subject of the "serving or servicing the civil-military divide, edwin writes in on twitter. we will go to lc on the phone from jacksonville, alabama. good morning, elsie. caller: good morning and happy veterans day. birmingham claims to have one of the oldest veterans day parades in the country. before the veterans day, we had armistice day. we had a parade when i was a child and that was quite a few years ago. i was a military wife. my husband was in the military before world war ii started. mr. noonan was talking about fort drummond, new york. my husband was stationed at the philippine islands and that is where he was when world war ii started. the towns that we lived in really supported the military. they were glad to have them there. for most of my life when we were in the service, we did live in areas that were very welcoming to t
we did research education on foreign and defense policy issues. we do not conduct any classified research. if you want to learn more about the foreign policy rsearch fpri.org and you can follow it on twitter. on the subject of the "serving or servicing the civil-military divide, edwin writes in on twitter. we will go to lc on the phone from jacksonville, alabama. good morning, elsie. caller: good morning and happy veterans day. birmingham claims to have one of the oldest veterans day...
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foreign policy. he was good at it. what makes him of great interest to historians was that virtually the day after he took off his uniform and became a civilian, he publicly announced that all of that -- all of that service actually he had been a gangster, i think the phrase was a gangster in service of capitalism that he said out loud what critics of american foreign policy had been saying throughout this period, that foreign policy is there to serve wall street. he became a kefrl truth teller and was remembered by anti-war people in this country down to the present moment. i use him in the book. i said he's the originator of what i call smedly's syndrome, which is the tendency of some senior military officers to change their minds when they take off their uniform and to suddenly speak truths that when they were on active duty they would not have spoken. he's an example of that. i cite some other examples of that. but i do that in order to cite the most recent example and that is general william mccrystal. >> stanley
foreign policy. he was good at it. what makes him of great interest to historians was that virtually the day after he took off his uniform and became a civilian, he publicly announced that all of that -- all of that service actually he had been a gangster, i think the phrase was a gangster in service of capitalism that he said out loud what critics of american foreign policy had been saying throughout this period, that foreign policy is there to serve wall street. he became a kefrl truth teller...
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an issue which could go along way toward defining his foreign policy the next three years. it's been a tough sell persuading his g-20 colleagues in pursuing military action. moments from now, the president will meet with the president of france. the only europe leader who has been the strongest supporter of the strikes so far. but any hope the president had of using the g-20 to build international momentum for his plans to strike syria, that appears to have stalled. europeanal lies the president hoped would go forward with support has not. with the icy relationship between prussian president puti and president obama on display. chuck, is the white house surprised? it's been a tough sell diplomatically. this is some tough going here. >> it is. i don't know what's worse at this point, luke, selling this to this international coalition, including a lot of western european allies, or selling it back home in congress. neither seems to be going well. to just give you a sense of the dynamic at the dinner. the united states pressed their case. they seep eseemed to get a majof folks
an issue which could go along way toward defining his foreign policy the next three years. it's been a tough sell persuading his g-20 colleagues in pursuing military action. moments from now, the president will meet with the president of france. the only europe leader who has been the strongest supporter of the strikes so far. but any hope the president had of using the g-20 to build international momentum for his plans to strike syria, that appears to have stalled. europeanal lies the...
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now it's time if "the last word". >> a foreign policy breakthrough for president obama and the world. an unprecedented agreement with iran. >> iran is bent on building. >> the nuclear issue is is a problem. >> my central goal is to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. >> the u.s. and its allies signed an historic agreement. >> these are substantial limitations. >> this deal freezes iran's nuclear program. >> and it allows for daily inspection
now it's time if "the last word". >> a foreign policy breakthrough for president obama and the world. an unprecedented agreement with iran. >> iran is bent on building. >> the nuclear issue is is a problem. >> my central goal is to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. >> the u.s. and its allies signed an historic agreement. >> these are substantial limitations. >> this deal freezes iran's nuclear program. >> and it allows for daily...
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we've talked about this in the republican party, increasingly on foreign policy questions, where you've got the win that was dominant in the bush era, the hawkish wing, and the insurgent rand paul noninterventionist side of thing. the more hawkish forces see an opening on the republican side and national debate, if we're not talking to putin anymore, maybe this an-s an opening to act unilaterally on missile defense. i wonder if you have a sense on where that is. >> our party has been looking for things for years, have found it a little in the wars in the middle east. both parties, by the way, have these divisions within them. these are not along partisan lines. i'm frankly not surprised by boehner's spokesman because it's electioneering. everyone is playing a role in this thing. the president had to cancel that, i think, after the snowden event. it would have looked very weak had he not done that. i think moscow didn't have much choice on snowden. had they given him back to the united states, putin would have looked very weak under the circumstances. the good thing is, talks continue un
we've talked about this in the republican party, increasingly on foreign policy questions, where you've got the win that was dominant in the bush era, the hawkish wing, and the insurgent rand paul noninterventionist side of thing. the more hawkish forces see an opening on the republican side and national debate, if we're not talking to putin anymore, maybe this an-s an opening to act unilaterally on missile defense. i wonder if you have a sense on where that is. >> our party has been...
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obama unfortunately comes in with very little background of foreign policy, never paid much attention, served in washington only two years. i was a very enthusiastic supporter of obama and remain but we new national security could be a problem. and appointed as secretary of state and secretary of defense and a retired marine general for domestic reasons and he lasted one year and putting in leon panetta and know he is your neighbor in california but captured by the mentality of the cia. this was an extremely weak national security team. obama also was ruled by the military that is how you got the surge of forces. i think he realizes he was had and that is important and why i am optimistic about the second term this is a wiser man with foreign policy but he has ended the war in iraq meandering to ending the war in afghanistan and allowing the pentagon with the motor skills of a dinosaur such as a timetable for withdrawal all obama has to do i look at the gorbachev experience, and came in 1985, gave a secret speech 1986 faugh denouncing afghanistan, had told shultz we are getting out wi
obama unfortunately comes in with very little background of foreign policy, never paid much attention, served in washington only two years. i was a very enthusiastic supporter of obama and remain but we new national security could be a problem. and appointed as secretary of state and secretary of defense and a retired marine general for domestic reasons and he lasted one year and putting in leon panetta and know he is your neighbor in california but captured by the mentality of the cia. this...
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and for any president who's having a hard time getting things through congress, foreign policy and diplomacy always have a certain special appeal, right? since congress doesn't have a state department, congress doesn't have a national security adviser to fly to kabul. congress doesn't have a team of negotiators jetting in and out of geneva to get stuff done that needs to be announced at midnight on a saturday. right? it's tempting for presidents to focus in these areas where they can move not unilaterally, but at least without dragging around more than 400 fighting members of opposing parties in the building they live in. so, on a day like today, in the second term of the obama presidency, we just got this remarkable snapshot of kind of what it's like to be president, about what a president has realized he can do and what he cannot do, what has appeal and what no longer has appeal. you see the appeal to the president of actually being able to make things happen on the international stage when you can't in washington. so, you get remarkable moments like today in san francisco. the president w
and for any president who's having a hard time getting things through congress, foreign policy and diplomacy always have a certain special appeal, right? since congress doesn't have a state department, congress doesn't have a national security adviser to fly to kabul. congress doesn't have a team of negotiators jetting in and out of geneva to get stuff done that needs to be announced at midnight on a saturday. right? it's tempting for presidents to focus in these areas where they can move not...
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foreign policy. the details are spelled out online. we're asking you, will it matter? bob joins us from indiana, on the republican line. caller: good morning. woodward and senator baucas has said this was the president's program. you have a president that comes from the community of organizers, i think that has a hatred of successful people, rather than encourage people to be successful. he wants to tear the top down and bring them down along a level of the lower echelon of people. that is not right for this country. -- i amknow that people amazed that he got reelected. i have a pretty much given up on things. host: thank you for the call. anne joins us on the democrats line from ohio, good morning. caller: i agree with the caller before about the money interests. i watched a program last night that said health care is the biggest problem. you have companies like general electric -- what you call those -- the mri machines. those cost millions of dollars -- cost millions of dollars. they lobby and push for this -- that is one of our biggest expenses. i work -- worked fo
foreign policy. the details are spelled out online. we're asking you, will it matter? bob joins us from indiana, on the republican line. caller: good morning. woodward and senator baucas has said this was the president's program. you have a president that comes from the community of organizers, i think that has a hatred of successful people, rather than encourage people to be successful. he wants to tear the top down and bring them down along a level of the lower echelon of people. that is not...
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policy barriers. fox news correspondent jennnfer griffin has the report. >> for "the new york times" exclusive suggest tension with afghan president cars site pushing obama to consider this zero troop opti speeding up the withdrawal will be no u.s. troops behind after 2014. >> the house has made clear there is does your option on the table. >> in the january 8 coerence call with washington d.c. and the president does not have these negotiations to keep the troops in afghanistan. >> we stated that zero was an option. >> it was a shot across the bows and the president is upset of the cars i attitude and the fracturing relationship and he wants to tell him he has the option to pull the american rug out from underneath him. >> a conference call between the president and cars i was said to tip the balance. >> i was told that was a mitigated disaster. both presidents went after each other. cars die with pri in on the one hand to cut off relations with the united states because we talk to the taliban in the
policy barriers. fox news correspondent jennnfer griffin has the report. >> for "the new york times" exclusive suggest tension with afghan president cars site pushing obama to consider this zero troop opti speeding up the withdrawal will be no u.s. troops behind after 2014. >> the house has made clear there is does your option on the table. >> in the january 8 coerence call with washington d.c. and the president does not have these negotiations to keep the troops in...
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policy. she's going to basically have the last word on everything that he does in the rest of his second term. >> cenk: now, here's the risk if it affects his popularity. right now his popularity is holding strong at 48%. 47% disapproving. and the republicans frustrated that they can't move that number. but there is one number that is moving. when asked a poll, if they disliked what happened at benghazi, 58% said yes. could three appointments to the dc circuit court susan rice, being more aggressive. does that help his numbers or hurt his numbers. >> "pointing susan rice to sue--the appoint appointment of susan rice only if the american public is paying attention to benghazi. the attention to benghazi seems to be fading. you are seeing a more aggressive president obama. you're seeing him make a push on judges, as you noted the appointment of susan rice. you also saw john mccain, who has been absolutely one of her top critics coming out and saying she's not the person i would have picked but w
policy. she's going to basically have the last word on everything that he does in the rest of his second term. >> cenk: now, here's the risk if it affects his popularity. right now his popularity is holding strong at 48%. 47% disapproving. and the republicans frustrated that they can't move that number. but there is one number that is moving. when asked a poll, if they disliked what happened at benghazi, 58% said yes. could three appointments to the dc circuit court susan rice, being more...
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she's going to go to the center on foreign policy and more hawkish than i've ever been. i'm not sure about you, but probably. much regular democrat like the bread and butter jobs, working for the working class white people to be blunt, as well as black people. working that sweet spot. but also some of that neocon conservatism. she's consistently seen on every issue whether it's libya or iraq as more hawkish than the president. >> i don't know if that's a function of being the woman in politics as being the -- >> the hawk? >> yeah. you got to be rough and tough. >> don't scare me. because if she's president and she takes that line, i'm going to be a problem for her. >> i don't think she's all that way. everyone's been scarred by iraq. i don't think they're reckless. but i think she is slightly to the center right of obama. >> how about merkel, somebody in the middle? >> the democratic party, the gravitational pull is to the left. >> yeah. we saw it last week. >> and that's what they got on last time. it's the minority vote and the more liberal vote. >> the only thing that
she's going to go to the center on foreign policy and more hawkish than i've ever been. i'm not sure about you, but probably. much regular democrat like the bread and butter jobs, working for the working class white people to be blunt, as well as black people. working that sweet spot. but also some of that neocon conservatism. she's consistently seen on every issue whether it's libya or iraq as more hawkish than the president. >> i don't know if that's a function of being the woman in...
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the military should always play a supporting role am not believing role, in america's foreign policy, and an example of the balance we are seeking to achieve is the renewed engagement in the asia-pacific region. power plays atary stabilizing role in the region. helping advance security, stability, and prosperity through our commitments to our allies and our partnerships, and with them, they build new capabilities. the department of defense is not in the lead for the rebalance of the asia-pacific. it is an effort that also consists of important diplomatic, economic, trade, and cultural initiatives. all these areas will remain a continueity as we to implement the strategy. going forward, the united states us use military strength as a supporting component of a comprehensive strategy to protect and advance american interests. this requires striking a careful allen's between all element of our power. just as overdependence on the military carries with it risks and consequences, letting our military strength after fee wouldinvite -- atrophy invite disaster. the united states must sustain t
the military should always play a supporting role am not believing role, in america's foreign policy, and an example of the balance we are seeking to achieve is the renewed engagement in the asia-pacific region. power plays atary stabilizing role in the region. helping advance security, stability, and prosperity through our commitments to our allies and our partnerships, and with them, they build new capabilities. the department of defense is not in the lead for the rebalance of the...
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as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam, was about not just the surge, but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> well there you have it, joy, your thoughts? you're younger, you've been through it, you studied it in school, i lived through it, but it's the weirdest thing, it looks like a flashback. is it really about the surge? i'm still trying to figure out the anger here. >> these guys both served, as you said, chris, they were actually good friends, brothers in arms in the senate. john mccain seems to be a man who is tormented. he's tormented by these demons that have to do with the things that he was denied. he was denied the presidency. so he couldn't stand george w. bush. he was denied it again, so he couldn't stand barack obama and can't stand anyone that barack obama nominates. and the surge was something that was his. i think that almost in a way john mccain made the surge into the war as john mccain would have fought it as commander-in-chief. and anyone who questions it gets the wrath of mccain. and i watched that hearing
as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam, was about not just the surge, but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> well there you have it, joy, your thoughts? you're younger, you've been through it, you studied it in school, i lived through it, but it's the weirdest thing, it looks like a flashback. is it really about the surge? i'm still trying to figure out the anger here. >> these guys both served, as you said, chris, they...
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policy is bankrupt. charles: foot dragging makes it that much harder, thank you very much. appreciate? >> homebuilders are building home sellers are selling homebuyers are buying, sounds like everything is going great, but everything is not what it supremes. charles: if you think xbox on price i, tonight's biz his, mortgage rates are skyrocketing. biggest weekly increase since 1987. this as pending home sales hit highess level since december 2006, gary smith said people are looking to get in before the rates jump up higher. gary, start with you. >> i mean, i think that is all a interest decision, not all of it. but you know people look at you know no one is putting down a large aim of money on a house, they have seen the prices flat line for the last few years, use someone else's money, when you do, that you got to pay interest, those go up, it like a tax on homes people are say, i thought i could go that's the low rate, the rates are higher. charles: that is a big fear in marketplace i think since ben b
policy is bankrupt. charles: foot dragging makes it that much harder, thank you very much. appreciate? >> homebuilders are building home sellers are selling homebuyers are buying, sounds like everything is going great, but everything is not what it supremes. charles: if you think xbox on price i, tonight's biz his, mortgage rates are skyrocketing. biggest weekly increase since 1987. this as pending home sales hit highess level since december 2006, gary smith said people are looking to get...
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develop the programs, i don't develop policy, i don't do foreign policy or military policy or military objectives. once congress and the executive branch decide what the policy or program is, then we see how well it's done and if there are problems, we make recommendations. going back to the taxation issue, it's a critical issue. now the afghan government, what they collect is about $2 billion per year. just paying for the afghan national security force is over $4 billion. then and all the other programs. the problem is there's a delta between what the afghans collect and it cost of running their government, the cost of fighting the taliban, the cost of maintaining order. that difference is being supported by the united states taxpayer and by our allies. but it is conditioned. the caller and others have some concerns about how well that is being spent. that is the value. a lot of discussion came out of the tokyo accords about the international community will not walk, but they're trying to put conditions on the ability of the afghan government to govern and to fight corruption. people
develop the programs, i don't develop policy, i don't do foreign policy or military policy or military objectives. once congress and the executive branch decide what the policy or program is, then we see how well it's done and if there are problems, we make recommendations. going back to the taxation issue, it's a critical issue. now the afghan government, what they collect is about $2 billion per year. just paying for the afghan national security force is over $4 billion. then and all the...
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barack obama is an excellent role model in this apartment two years and the senate, no foreign policy experience and no executive experience be he presumed he could be president of the united states. he did not lead to sure reza may deter him nor was he deterred that he would be accused of hubris. he simply stated he wanted the job and was willing to enter the ring to fight for it. sarah palin is another chose the route. you don't have to like these folks to agree with their political views to appreciate their strategic brilliance they now picking a fight with the big guy helps in the effort to be tim but the louisiana governor my favorite example also knew it. before he was governor he was 25 running for a seat but did not spend his time writing position papers to get the big boys to like him he picked a fight with standard oil of the biggest in the breezy and at that time and said the huge company was his enemy criticizing it vociferously making speeches to people struggling to pay their utility bills because he became their equal. stab and now was only one of 30 ever elected to the
barack obama is an excellent role model in this apartment two years and the senate, no foreign policy experience and no executive experience be he presumed he could be president of the united states. he did not lead to sure reza may deter him nor was he deterred that he would be accused of hubris. he simply stated he wanted the job and was willing to enter the ring to fight for it. sarah palin is another chose the route. you don't have to like these folks to agree with their political views to...
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it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? nothing whatsoever -- >> thank you. usage we would need thousands of of support troops on the ground. you did not say in syria but close by. where would they be? >> not related to this resolution. that is related to whether or not we took a position to support the opposition. briefingy i read this as of two days ago it says in syria. >> no. >> do we have supported and authorization from turkey to use their air bases? or can that not be diebold's? >> that is something we should talk about and a classify the setting. with jordan and others. >> the world resolve for the international communit
it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? nothing whatsoever -- >>...
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we would have some kind of a foreign policy report from hillary or bob gates who had been the secretary of defense. and so almost every cabinet meeting was about the economy and how we were going to really manage what we were doing and sometimes we'd hear from janet napolitano or jack from o.m.b. when he was there. but mostly all of it was aren't the economic issues. because look the last four years were a real struggle when it comes to the united states. at d.o.t., i think we contributed a lot to putting people to work. almost all of the focus of the cabinet meetings were around the economy. >> what is the job of the transportation secretary? what is a day like for you? what are your responsibilities? >> well, we manage 55,000 people. 38,000 are f.a.a. employees located at a different location. many of them are in airports around the country. really just sending -- our agenda really has been about safety and making travel safe but also for the first two years taking our economic stimulus money $48 billion that we got, spending it within two year, putting people to work. we put 65,000 p
we would have some kind of a foreign policy report from hillary or bob gates who had been the secretary of defense. and so almost every cabinet meeting was about the economy and how we were going to really manage what we were doing and sometimes we'd hear from janet napolitano or jack from o.m.b. when he was there. but mostly all of it was aren't the economic issues. because look the last four years were a real struggle when it comes to the united states. at d.o.t., i think we contributed a lot...
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policy, on veterans, serving our military families and our service members. >> gabbard joins illinois' tammy duckworth as the first two female combat veterans sworn into office. gabbard takes that responsibility seriously. >> it's kind of amazing that it's taken this long because we've had women who've raised their hands and volunteered to serve on the frontlines dating all the way back to the civil war. and the fact that we have over 1.8 million women veterans across the country, women who are leaving their families, leaving their jobs, leaving school behind to go and serve our country every single day is a story that hasn't been told enough. women face unique challenges in military service but also bring unique contributions that also need to be talked about. so that's one thing that i look forward to being able to do is to be a voice for this huge constituency of selfless heroes that hasn't really had a firsthand voice or a strong voice here in congress >> and for gabbard, being in congress is about serving the people, not about partisan bickering. >> when you look at a lot of the
policy, on veterans, serving our military families and our service members. >> gabbard joins illinois' tammy duckworth as the first two female combat veterans sworn into office. gabbard takes that responsibility seriously. >> it's kind of amazing that it's taken this long because we've had women who've raised their hands and volunteered to serve on the frontlines dating all the way back to the civil war. and the fact that we have over 1.8 million women veterans across the country,...
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i'm always glad to see a sitting president talk about foreign-policy. it is something that is often put to the side and it is something that the american people need to possibly hear about and need explained. i think the president is still working on his message. sense, he has done a couple of press availabilities over the last week when he was in sweden, most recently yesterday. what he needs is to go on primetime time television the way previous presidents have and really take his case to the american people. that is what you're going to see on tuesday, apparently, after congress gets back. >> host: danny is from minnesota and is the first caller on independent line. >> caller: i have heard your guest mention a couple of times both the moral aspect of going into syria. the gassing killed 1400 people. , menany innocent people and women and children, are in ouro be killed sending missiles into syriac or i just don't see the connect their. thus, i can't believe that theident obama has made case for an imminent danger to the united states. the gentlemanve
i'm always glad to see a sitting president talk about foreign-policy. it is something that is often put to the side and it is something that the american people need to possibly hear about and need explained. i think the president is still working on his message. sense, he has done a couple of press availabilities over the last week when he was in sweden, most recently yesterday. what he needs is to go on primetime time television the way previous presidents have and really take his case to the...
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host: part of a cover story, looking at the president's second term, this focusing on foreign policy and and domestic issues. $17 trillion debt. he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreignit was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous transforming impact. dwight eisenhower cited all of this in his famous farewell address. i think there is a legitimate that is as old as the republic. washington's generation believed united states would be an asylum for the world's oppressed. bit embeddedit was a place to which victims of liberty. there was no sense that we were values on the rest of the world. host: this question, in case youwhy is the president having two swearing-in ceremonies? according to the inaugural committee, it has happened on six previous occasions. one today at the white house, one tomorrow at the capitol. guest: it was at the height of the war. his health was failing. they did away with most of the pomp, and had the ce
host: part of a cover story, looking at the president's second term, this focusing on foreign policy and and domestic issues. $17 trillion debt. he is facing a pullout from afghanistan and our role in the world. guest: it is interesting. leadership, what does that mean. if you go back on the eve of the world war, the number of foreignit was well under 100. the cold war has had an enormous transforming impact. dwight eisenhower cited all of this in his famous farewell address. i think there is a...
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in the area of foreign policy over the next phone years. the phone numbers are -- >> if you are on twitter, the hash tag we are using is kerry and we'll try to get to some of those tweets as well. we are planning to take you live to the white house in about half an hour at 2:30 eastern as the president has some nominations he is going to announce at the white house at 2:30. and under way at this hour, we had planned to bring it here on c-span but the hearing went late. under way at the pentagon, a briefing with general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs and leon panetta, the defense secretary, announcing a change, the lifting of the ban of the use of women in combat. let's get back to the focus of the phone calls here on c-span. biggest foreign policy challenge for the next four years. democratic caller in florida. caller: i have been watching the program all morning and i see the biggest foreign policy challenge in the next four years is not so much one that takes us out of the country as it is bringing democrats and republicans
in the area of foreign policy over the next phone years. the phone numbers are -- >> if you are on twitter, the hash tag we are using is kerry and we'll try to get to some of those tweets as well. we are planning to take you live to the white house in about half an hour at 2:30 eastern as the president has some nominations he is going to announce at the white house at 2:30. and under way at this hour, we had planned to bring it here on c-span but the hearing went late. under way at the...
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let's talk about foreign policy. so, what did the founders that you talk about in the book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think that again this is a matter of great dispute. there was one major foreign policy issue than the discussion and that was the war between france and england and what they were going to do about it, and even then you had to very distinctive physicians. hamilton was pro-british and jefferson was pro french. and this is what led to huge split between those and this is how part of the federalist and the republicans were put with all sorts of other things i think that the hamiltonian position that washington accepted was america ought to be neutral had no navy didn't have any viet the time, had a strong interest in trade with both india and france with just basic body of delhi and self-interest that should remain neutral. neutrality favored the british because there is no american support for the british but a lot of americans wanted to go out and be privateers for franc
let's talk about foreign policy. so, what did the founders that you talk about in the book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think that again this is a matter of great dispute. there was one major foreign policy issue than the discussion and that was the war between france and england and what they were going to do about it, and even then you had to very distinctive physicians. hamilton was pro-british and jefferson was pro french. and this is what led to huge...
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policy. these conservative operatives brought their political skills into the congressional elections, mid-term elections of '78 by employing the abortion issue as a wedge that separated liberal democratic congressional representatives from their more socially minded constituents. and in that election in '78, democrat after democrat went down into defeat. and similarly it should be added, liberal republicans who had waffled on the abortion issue or who had supported e.r.a. joined the list of those that were defeated, includes charles percy, the senator from illinois, clark clifford in new jersey. and that marked really the beginning of the decline of northeast republicans. the emergence of this pro-family movement consisting of evangelical protestants and catholics who had had allegiance to the democratic party, plus revitalized conservatives in the republican party, now set the stage for the 1980 election, which we'll talk about in our next lecture. and what was important in the entire fight
policy. these conservative operatives brought their political skills into the congressional elections, mid-term elections of '78 by employing the abortion issue as a wedge that separated liberal democratic congressional representatives from their more socially minded constituents. and in that election in '78, democrat after democrat went down into defeat. and similarly it should be added, liberal republicans who had waffled on the abortion issue or who had supported e.r.a. joined the list of...
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as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> well, there you have it. joy, your thoughts. you're younger, you've been through it, you lived through it in school. mccain is so angry. is it really about the surge? what is it? did they yell at each other in the cloak room? i'm trying to figure out the anger here. >> these guys both served as you said, chris, they were good friends in the arms and the senate. john mccain seems to be a man who's tormented hchl's tormented by the demons that have to do with the things he was denied. he was denied the presidency, so he couldn't stand george w. bush. he was denied it again and can't stand barack obama or anyone he nominates. in a way john mccain made the surge into the war as john mccain would have fought it as commander in chief and anyone who questions it gets the wrath of mccain. i watched that part of the hearing with colonel jack jacobs and patrick murphy, the former pennsylvania congressman who served in iraq. both o
as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> well, there you have it. joy, your thoughts. you're younger, you've been through it, you lived through it in school. mccain is so angry. is it really about the surge? what is it? did they yell at each other in the cloak room? i'm trying to figure out the anger here. >> these guys both served as you said, chris, they...
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a hearing is under way in the senate to power president obama's foreign policy adviser. marco rubio didn't hold back on his grilling over powers controversial over involvement in rwanda. >> which ones did the united states commit or sponsor thaw were referring to? >> i think this is the greatest country on earth, sir. we have nothing to apologize for. >> okay. so you don't have any in mind now that we have committed or sponsored? >> i will stand proudly if confirmed behind the u.s. placard. >> i understand. but do you believe the united states is committed or sponsored crimes? >> i believe the united states is the greatest country on earth, i really do. >> there you go. some former military leaders, national security officials, and skirveive political groups have been pushing senators to reject her nomination. >>> also today on capitol hill, the house will vote today to delay for one year. both the individual and employer health care mandates that were a part of the affordable care act. the bills come after the obama administration decided to delay the employer mandate b
a hearing is under way in the senate to power president obama's foreign policy adviser. marco rubio didn't hold back on his grilling over powers controversial over involvement in rwanda. >> which ones did the united states commit or sponsor thaw were referring to? >> i think this is the greatest country on earth, sir. we have nothing to apologize for. >> okay. so you don't have any in mind now that we have committed or sponsored? >> i will stand proudly if confirmed...
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on the next " washington ginsberg discusses the foreign-policy challenges ahead. after that, jeffrey of the senator for international studies on growing security fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. then your phone calls and tweets. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think they're moving extremely fast. expires after five or 10 years. there is no facebook or twitter. historically what we have done is we have sliced human life into four slices. there is a resting phase. them alle should have at the same time. we should play. we should learn. the world moves so fast. we really have to stay up-to- date. >> new year's day on c-span. ceo's of the deaths of the, twitter and others on higher education and data. hutchison on who shape texas. on c-span three, american history television. the of civil rights leaders share their memories of the civil rights era at 8:00 30. -- 8:30 p.m. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in
on the next " washington ginsberg discusses the foreign-policy challenges ahead. after that, jeffrey of the senator for international studies on growing security fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. then your phone calls and tweets. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think they're moving extremely fast. expires after five or 10 years. there is no facebook or twitter. historically what we have done is we have sliced human life into four slices. there is a...
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so pretty much by definition this shouldn't be about foreign policy and diplomacy but about war fighting. >> right. >> it does raise the question of whether it has something to do with president obama rather than chuck hagel. >> maybe just a bit. dana, i want to change the topic slightly because there is a slight chance, as you may know, that the american flag will revert to 49 stars. take a listen to this. >> lots of reasons we believe texas should leave the union, but basically it boils down to political freedom that we have lost, cultural freedom we have lost, and certainly the economy. >> now, dana, this is what the american flag would look like as it did briefly in the 1950s. i was wondering, do you have any advice for this fledgling country of texas and its forthcoming president rick perry? >> the forthcoming incumbent president rick perry who has no interest in this particular sa session movement even though he once flirted with it. well, it could be lonely for texas. you don't know whether they're going to form a union with mexico or venezuela perhaps. they might want to bring so
so pretty much by definition this shouldn't be about foreign policy and diplomacy but about war fighting. >> right. >> it does raise the question of whether it has something to do with president obama rather than chuck hagel. >> maybe just a bit. dana, i want to change the topic slightly because there is a slight chance, as you may know, that the american flag will revert to 49 stars. take a listen to this. >> lots of reasons we believe texas should leave the union, but...
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zarate with the foreign-policy initiative. if you want to check out their viewpoints on various things, there is their website. guest: thank you, sir. will have a up, we discussion about state supreme court judges. the new center for public integrity report looks at those laws and the center's kytja "washington post --kytja weir joins us. the author of "eat, drink, vote" will join us. ♪ >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for several years before i was medically discharged. terminal disease in iraq, and i also crushed parts of my hands and had to have them rebuild. i am 100% disabled. i can no longer work, and my life expectancy now is down probably less than two years. my husband is my primary caregiver. i do not need anything from the va any longer. mike obligated claim took four years to adjudicate. not once did i ever present one single piece of new evidence. the entire claim was submitted fully developed in its entirety before i was even discharge from the navy. i am here not to represent my claim or my issues. m
zarate with the foreign-policy initiative. if you want to check out their viewpoints on various things, there is their website. guest: thank you, sir. will have a up, we discussion about state supreme court judges. the new center for public integrity report looks at those laws and the center's kytja "washington post --kytja weir joins us. the author of "eat, drink, vote" will join us. ♪ >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for several years before i was medically...
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on foreign policy, america continues to be indispensable to the global liberty, property and safeguarding human rights. the world is a better place when america is the strongest nation on earth. but we can't remain powerful if we don't have an economy that can afford it. in the short time that i've been here in washington, nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. choice isn't just between big government or big business what we need is an efficient and effective government that allows new businesses to create more middle-class jobs. we don't have to raise taxes to avoid the president's devastating cuts to our military. republicans have passed a plan that replaces these cuts with responsible spending reform reforms. in order to balance our budget, the choice doesn't have to be either higher taxes or dramatic benefit cuts for those in need instead we should grow our economy so we can create new taxpayers, not new taxes so our government can afford to help those who can truly not help themselves. the truth is, every problem can't be solved
on foreign policy, america continues to be indispensable to the global liberty, property and safeguarding human rights. the world is a better place when america is the strongest nation on earth. but we can't remain powerful if we don't have an economy that can afford it. in the short time that i've been here in washington, nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. choice isn't just between big government or big business what we need is an...
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he was one of the great expansi foreign policy guys. the large policy was lodge's and a great friend of theater of congressman soon to roosevelts. he had a beautiful young wife her.ay became schmitten by another the wife of senator james donald cameron, cameron, a guy ho lincoln had kicked out of his cabinet. wife nanny on's the femme really fatale. cameron.y >> thank you, i'm tong tied. she wase litz beth sherman cameron. she was a beauty and a femme atale and all of the men in washington had their tongs out when she came to town. younger than her husband. he had grown children. friend, t hay's best fell for her and john hay himself. i don't understand . th nanny lodge then subsided >> i want to show you some video of you. you were 11 years ago, in 2002. 35 seconds. we'll come back and ask you some yourself. bout >> what i shrank from, what me about mt. rush more is that the story is too oversimplified that america can be boiled down to a bumper sticker. things are a little messier. fact that the creator of the democracy had also been
he was one of the great expansi foreign policy guys. the large policy was lodge's and a great friend of theater of congressman soon to roosevelts. he had a beautiful young wife her.ay became schmitten by another the wife of senator james donald cameron, cameron, a guy ho lincoln had kicked out of his cabinet. wife nanny on's the femme really fatale. cameron.y >> thank you, i'm tong tied. she wase litz beth sherman cameron. she was a beauty and a femme atale and all of the men in...
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we publish quite a bit on foreign policy, foreign issues on the arab spgn issues on the arab spurring about israel and palestine. >> we are in the world. >> what is your connection, professional connection to martin, and hillary? >> we don't have much connection he is not written for us for quite a long time. most of her memoir was published originally in our paper and now we feel we are very fond of her and admire her a lot. we think she's a wonderful writer. a friend of the paper writes quite a lot and blogs as much as anything. but i don't know, they have a stable of writers, and to extend another but there are many more. frank was the main writer for many years. it was the founding of the paper comes from an article that he wrote in some of 1979. in fact all three papers and he was the one who said nothing happened here. so when he was the main critic for many years and he died last year. so we have a stable of writers but we have quite a few american writers and american editors on the paper who have worked on other magazines. >> and you are an american? >> not technically that i
we publish quite a bit on foreign policy, foreign issues on the arab spgn issues on the arab spurring about israel and palestine. >> we are in the world. >> what is your connection, professional connection to martin, and hillary? >> we don't have much connection he is not written for us for quite a long time. most of her memoir was published originally in our paper and now we feel we are very fond of her and admire her a lot. we think she's a wonderful writer. a friend of the...